water parameters to check when rays act weird

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batang_mcdo

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past few weeks, i've had some ray that acted weird, they suddently have no appettite and would also be not as active as usual.
2 weeks ago in one of my tank, i was suddenly concerned with one of my Bds , she suddenly ignored food and
also was inactive and breathing heavier than usual . i did a water change and after 2 days she was back to normal.

then 3 days ago in another tank one of my p14 also did this , but after a day he was back to normal
then yesterday all 3 of my rays in on of mhy tank did this. today they are all back to norrmal.

what do you guys test for when rays are acting weird?
i usually just test ammonia, and PH.

all those time ammonia is at 0 and so far my Ph is at 7.5


i do water changes 1-2 times per week 30% each time.

not sure if its in the water, food or what is causing them to act weird .
 
batang_mcdo said:
past few weeks, i've had some ray that acted weird, they suddently have no appettite and would also be not as active as usual.
2 weeks ago in one of my tank, i was suddenly concerned with one of my Bds , she suddenly ignored food and
also was inactive and breathing heavier than usual . i did a water change and after 2 days she was back to normal.

then 3 days ago in another tank one of my p14 also did this , but after a day he was back to normal
then yesterday all 3 of my rays in on of mhy tank did this. today they are all back to norrmal.

what do you guys test for when rays are acting weird?
i usually just test ammonia, and PH.

all those time ammonia is at 0 and so far my Ph is at 7.5


i do water changes 1-2 times per week 30% each time.

not sure if its in the water, food or what is causing them to act weird .
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Check all parameters.
 
batang_mcdo said:
what other parameters do you usually check?
also tested nitrite and it was also 0.
not sure what other parameters will cause ray to act weird.
not sure if kh/GH will have this effect on them?
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Nitrate can cause issues if not controlled to a low level.
 
I would double your water changes, even if your nitrates say zero. I run drip\flood systems on all Ray tanks for constant fresh. I have had new Ray's not want to eat off the bat, but never one lost appetite. Knock on wood. Best of luck.
 
Gpdriftwood said:
I would double your water changes, even if your nitrates say zero. I run drip\flood systems on all Ray tanks for constant fresh. I have had new Ray's not want to eat off the bat, but never one lost appetite. Knock on wood. Best of luck.
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thanks! was working on drip system for one of the tanks, but never got to complete it. i will try to complete my drip system too :D
 
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